Almost every Council-member is cussing, but Finlay is his usual calm self as he looks at me, “Captain, do you know what Night Shade Pack is known for?” He asks me, and I nod my head; I know how that Pack makes a living for themselves.
“Do you know who the Alpha and Luna are at the moment?” Is his next question, and for a moment, I wonder why he is asking, but I tell him that I know who the Alpha and Luna of Night Shade Pack are. Dayanah and Vivyanna have a look on their faces I can’t place, and I hope someone will start explaining soon.
“Armand, Alpha Kendrick and Luna Calliope had two Daughters; you probably have heard of Wenonah,” Finlay says, and I nod my head. “There is not much known about their youngest Daughter, Baylinn. It has nothing to do with them hiding her, but with the fact that she disappeared one day,” he states.
“I know Luna Calliope and her Daughter Wenonah have the gift of perception, but as far as I know, Wenonah never had any offspring, even though she has had three chosen Mates. I also know she is desperately looking for chosen Mate number four, but Wenonah is known for her temper and killing her Mates whenever he disappoints her,” I say.
“You are absolutely correct, but what would happen if Wenonah finds a fourth Mate and her Daughters don’t possess the gift?” Finlay asks me, and I let his words run through my mind for a moment, but I just shrug my shoulders as I have no answer for him.
“Wenonah will figure out that her Daughters don’t possess the gift because there is already a female in their generation that possesses the gift, and that will unleash a manhunt for that female. I don’t have to tell you that that will become a bloodbath.
Luna Calliope is not too keen on Wenonah finding a fourth Mate that can give her Daughters because Calliope knows her Daughters will never possess the gift. I did some research a few years ago, and I found a pattern in the females that have the gift.
Calliope is not Wenonah and Baylinn’s birth mother; she raised them after her Sister killed herself when she found her Mate cheating on her, and they never told Wenonah or Baylinn. Both girls believe that they are Calliope’s Pups. The pattern I found is something Calliope must have figured out as well.
Why else take care of Pups that are not your own? Calliope has the gift, but her Mother didn’t; it was Calliope’s Aunt that had the gift, and with Calliope having the gift, her Daughter would never get the gift. A Daughter of Calliope’s Sister would have the gift, and the Daughter without the gift would give birth to the next female with the gift,” he explains.
It is quiet for a few minutes before I ask him, “You mean that there is a female out there that possesses the gift of perception but is unaware of that?” He shakes his head, “No, she is very aware of her gift. She has known most of her life she had it.
You might have heard of her; she is known around here as Little Ghost,” he says, and I stare at him for a moment. We all have heard about her; she started her service with the King two years ago, and she can find answers no one else has been able to find.
I let all the information Finlay gave me settle, and then Dayanah’s question pops into mind, “Umayza is Little Ghost, and she has known all along that they are her Mates.” I mumble.
Captain Armand
Evander told me they had left her a note explaining things, but now I want to know what they wrote down.
No male or female would stay away from their potential Mate, but for some reason, Umayza has been avoiding them for two years, and if I have to guess, it would add up to nearly three years. That is why none of us ever saw her at the Academy, and at least now I understand her sealed records.
“What do you mean she has known all along?” Vivyanna asks, and I tell them everything Evander and Conri told me about that night; I can see the realization on their faces. But why would she have declined their invitation, and why had she asked Council-member Boaz to give them that message?
I eventually ask those questions out loud, but no one has an answer, and I had not expected anyone to have an answer. “Well, let’s hope that some forced time together will help them in the right direction,” Dayanah says, and I wonder what she means by that.
A knock on the door stops our conversation, and Council-member Boaz walks over to open it for whoever is on the other side, while Council-member Armas asks me how my search for my Mate is going. I listen to Council-member Dayanah as she tells someone they might remember me.
My jaw drops as I hear a voice answering, and the answer has me spinning around to stare at Umayza; she was gorgeous the first time I met her, but now she is even more stunning. “Hello, Umayza. It is good to see you again; I understand you are in service of the King,” I say.
“Yeah, helping out where I can,” she answers, but her eyes never leave Council-member Boaz, and I wonder if he knew before today. Suddenly it sinks in; she is reading the room, and by the look on her face, she is not pleased with the Council-members.
“Umayza, once we explain the assignment, you will understand that you are the only one qualified for it. I would have asked Captain Ragnar, but he is on another assignment, and I can’t pull him from it,” Council-member Armas says before she gets the chance to blow a gasket.
“As you know, we are investigating Roger, Talon, and Ayden, and there is an investigation we need your ability for. Princess Taliyah will be here soon to explain a few things. After that, you will leave on your assignment with Captain Armand and his Squad,” Armas tells her.
Umayza
They want me to go on an assignment with Captain Armand and his Squad; that means I will have to face Evander and Conri for the first time in almost three years, and I am not sure how I will react to seeing them with their girlfriends.
I know they won’t be tagging along on our assignment, but I know they will be there to see them off. “You may not like seeing it, but it won’t hurt you. There is no Mate-bond between the three of you, and as long as you stay away from them during the days of the Full Moon, you will be fine,” Yade says to me.
She is right; if I can wrap this assignment up before the days of the Full Moon start, I won’t feel the Mate-bond, and I will be able to avoid them as I did before. I know every Werewolf and Lycan wants to find their fated Mate, but I also know that Yade will always protect me from harm, and we both know that I will get hurt if the Mate-bond snaps into place.
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